Posted on October 5, 2005 at 9:25 a.m.

WHAT:

Finding genes related to early-onset conditions will be the focus of a talk by Clarice R. Weinberg, Ph.D., chief of the Branch of Biostatistics for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and recipient of this year’s Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences. The Norwood Award — a plaque and $5,000 — is presented annually by UAB’s Section on Statistical Genetics of the Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. UAB President Carol Garrison, Ph.D., and School of Public Health Dean Max Michael, M.D., are scheduled to attend.

WHEN:

Friday, October 14, 2005
9:30 a.m.
(Reception will follow at 11 a.m.)

WHERE:

Alys Stephens Center
Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall
1200 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL

MORE:

For complex but rare conditions, such as birth defects whose common genetic variants carry a relatively small increase in risk, pedigree-based linkage studies have limited ability to localize the relevant genes. For such conditions, geneticists can use other approaches, such as family-based or population-based association studies. This talk will provide an overview of some recent approaches to association mapping.

The Janet L. Norwood Award, first given in 2002, is named in honor of the former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It recognizes outstanding women for their contributions to the field of statistics, and honors them for their role in leading other women to careers in statistical sciences.

The talk is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Call (205) 975-9193.